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BUFFALO — Kyle Wellwood has suffered his second straight season-ending injury late in the campaign.

The Jets right-winger blocked a Thomas Vanek shot with his right hand in the second period of Monday night’s 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres. He returned to the game and played the rest of the middle frame but didn’t return for the third.

“Kyle Wellwood will be out long-term with an injured hand,” head coach Claude Noel said afterwards.

Wellwood also broke his foot in the fourth-last game of last season.

The Wellwood injury gives Noel some options for Tuesday’s titanic tilt in Washington. He said Nik Antropov, who has been out since April 2 with a lower-body injury, will be available to play, but Jim Slater, who is recovering from a broken hand, will not.

Gritty winger Anthony Peluso, who has been ready for a while now after injuring his hand, is another option to replace Wellwood, but you’d think Noel will go with the experience of the Antropov for such a huge game.

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BUFFALO — Kyle Wellwood has suffered his second straight season-ending injury late in the campaign.

The Jets right-winger blocked a Thomas Vanek shot with his right hand in the second period of Monday night’s 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres. He returned to the game and played the rest of the middle frame but didn’t return for the third.

“Kyle Wellwood will be out long-term with an injured hand,” head coach Claude Noel said afterwards.

Wellwood also broke his foot in the fourth-last game of last season.

The Wellwood injury gives Noel some options for Tuesday’s titanic tilt in Washington. He said Nik Antropov, who has been out since April 2 with a lower-body injury, will be available to play, but Jim Slater, who is recovering from a broken hand, will not.